Assistant Professor, Study of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
6th year student, Study of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2022 Mar;23(1):33-38. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2022.23.01.06.
As parents and caregivers are responsible for the oral health of children, their own dental anxiety may negatively impact the oral health of their children. This study aimed to assess whether parental dental anxiety and knowledge of caries preventive measures are associated with their psychological profiles and their children's oral health.
This case-control study involved parents, who were divided according to whether their children did or did not have active caries. The differences in Short version of the Dental Anxiety Inventory, and Knowledge of Caries Preventive Measures (KCPM) scores between the parents whose children have and do not have active caries was established by the Mann-Whitney U test (P < 0.05).
Parental dental anxiety and knowledge of caries preventive measures are associated with the oral health of their children.
父母和看护人对儿童的口腔健康负有责任,他们自身的牙科焦虑可能会对其子女的口腔健康产生负面影响。本研究旨在评估父母的牙科焦虑和龋齿预防措施的知识是否与其心理特征及其子女的口腔健康有关。
本病例对照研究纳入了父母,根据其子女是否患有活动性龋齿进行分组。采用曼-惠特尼 U 检验(P<0.05)比较患有和不患有活动性龋齿的儿童的父母在牙科焦虑量表短版和龋齿预防措施知识量表(KCPM)得分上的差异。
父母的牙科焦虑和龋齿预防措施的知识与子女的口腔健康有关。